EXFOLIATED POLYOLEFIN/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES USING CHAIN END FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFIN AS THE POLYMERIC SURFACTANT - Patent 1654316

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EP 1 654 316 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/19

(21)	Application number: 04816777.9

(22)	Date of filing: 19.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C08K 9/00^(1990.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/023179

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/044904 (19.05.2005 Gazette 2005/20)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

18.07.2003 US 488552 P
14.07.2004 US 891358

(71)	Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
	University Park, PA 16802 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHUNG, Tze-Chiang State College, PA 16803 (US) MANIAS, Evangelos State College, PA 16801 (US) WANG, Zhiming State College, PA 16803 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kronthaler, Wolfgang N.K.
	Kronthaler, Schmidt & Coll., Steinsdorfstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	EXFOLIATED POLYOLEFIN/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES USING CHAIN END FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFIN AS THE POLYMERIC SURFACTANT